- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 1936; printed 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9.4 × 12 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of dancers in matching outfits in front of Cab Calloway. Calloway is depicted wearing a light colored tuxedo. The large group of women dancers are wearing matching white tops with black and white vertically striped shorts. Calloway's band is also visible in the background.
- Place captured
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- 2013.237.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




